Stamp-rack



. NIEMEYER.

STAMP RACK.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15, 1919.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

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STAMP RACK.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15. 1919.

Patented Dec.-7, 1920. 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

WILLIAM H. NLEMEYEB, or owmesivrILLs, MARYLAND.

STAMP-RACK.

1 Specification. of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 15, 1919. Serial No. 330,939.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l VILLIAM H. Nin- MEYER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Owings Mills, in the county of Baltimore and Stateof Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStamp-Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of theinvcntion, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to stamp racks.

Among the objects of my invention are:

To produce a stamp rack occupying a corn-v paratively small space andyet capable of housing a'large number of'stamps.

To provide a stamp rack capable of supporting a plurality of stamps andso arranged that any stamp can be instantly presented for use.

To provide supports for the stamps so arranged that the stamps can bereadily removed therefrom for use and returned to their proper supportafter use.

To provide a casing permitting of ready access to the interior thereoffor the purpose of oiling, cleaning, etc.

To provide means for readily moving: the operating handle to theposition at which the selected stamp will be properly presented for use.

In carrying out my invention, I make use of the instrumentalitiesillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of my improved stamp rack. V v

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the rack shown Fig. 1, a portion of the topthereof being broken away toshow some of the interior par s.

Figv 3 is a view of the parts of the rack shown in Fig. 1 looking in thedirection of the arrow 3 in said figure, a portion of the casing beingbroken away to show some of the interior parts, some of the stampbrackets and s amps being omitted for the sake of clearness. V

Fig. 4 is an enlarced partial plan view of the tnrn table showing someof the stamp brackets secured thereon and stamps supported bysaidbrackets. i U Fig". 5 is a view of one of the stamp brackets' shownin Fig. 4 lookine" in the direction of the arrow 5 in said figure.

Fig. 6 is a detall vlew of parts of the op erating handle and indexplate. r

i In the drawings 10 represents legs, of which there may be any suitablenumber, secured to the base 11. The base 11 may be of any approved shapebut is preferably made circular and provided with the ring 12 which fitsin the interior of the cylindrical casing 13, the latter be i j mcd ofany approved sheet materi-a The top 1%, preferably circular in shape, isprovided withthe ring 15 and the latter tits in the top of thecylindrical casing 13. The casing 13 is secured in any approved mannerto the rings 12 and 15 as by screws such as 16.

The brackets 17-17 are secured to the base '11 in any approved mannerand further braced thereupon by the braces 1818.

The table 19 is secured upon the brackets 17 in any approved manner andsaid table is provided with a slot therein for the reception of theinking pad 20, the latter being prevented from dropping through thebottom of said slot by the closure 21. Between the table 19 and theadjacent surface of'the casing 13 there is provided a slot for thereception of the lower end of the door 22, the upper end of which slidesin a slot between the casing 13 and the offset 23 of the index plate24:, the latter beinp; secured to the casing 13 in. any approved manner.

i The door 22 is provided with a box-like portion 25 formed integrallytherewith or secured thereto which serves as a cover for the inking pad20 when the latter is not in use.

A flanged boss 2*?) is secured to the block 27 and the latter is securedupon the base 11.

' The shaft 28 has its lower end revoluloly mounted in the boss 26 andthe upper end of said shaft is revolubly mounted in the flanged boss 29,the latter'b'eing securedin any approved manner in the support 30. Theshaft 28 and the cylindrical casing 13 are in-axial alinement. The gear31 is secured to the upper end of the shaft 28 andmeshes with the gearsector 32, the latter being revolubly mounted upon the shaft 33 which isfixed to the suppo t 30.

i The arm 34 is slidably mounted in a hole in a boss provided on thegear sector 32, said arm be ng prevented from turning by the spline 35mounted in said arm and sliding in a key-way provided in said boss.

A handle 36 is secured to the outer end of Patented net. *7, 1920.

the arm 34 and the spring 37, having one end attached to said handle andthe other end attached to the gear sector 32, serves to press saidhandle toward the shaft 28. The handle 36 is provided with a cylindricalindex pin 38 which is adapted torest between adjacent indices 39. Inorder to provide for movement of the handle 36 about the axis of theshaft 33, a slot 40 is provided in the index plate 24.

The flange 41 is secured to the shaft 28 and the turn-table 42 issecured to the flange 41. The reinforcement 43 is secured to the bottomof the turn-table in order to afford additional support for the stampposts 44, of which there may be any suitable number, distributed aroundthe turn-table 42. The stamp bracket 45 is provided with a hole whichfits snugly upon the post 44 and is retained thereupon in any suitablemanner as by the screw 46.

Clamping springs 47-47 are secured upon the bracket 45 by a rivet suchas 48 and said s rings clamp the handle of the stamp 49. 'lhe pintle 50is fixed in the stamp bracket 45 and the pulley 51 is revolubly mountedupon said pintle.

A cord 52 has one end secured in the pulley 51 and it is then wrappedany pre-determined number of times around a groove in the periphery ofsaid pulley and its other end is secured to the stamp 49 by the screweye 53. A spring 54 has one end secured to the pintle 50 and the otherend secured to the pulley 51, and the normal tendency of said spring isto revolve the pulley in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 5. 1

A cord guard 55 with a suitable hole for the passage therethrough of thecord 52 is provided to guide said cord into the groove of the peripheryof the pulley 51.

In order to permit ready access to the interior of the stamp rack, Iprovide. the cover 56 having a flange which fits snugly within a hole inthe top 14 so that said cover may be readily removed when desired.

The operation of my improved stamp rack is as follows The door is to bemoved from the position shown by full lines in Fig. 1 to the positionshown by dotted lines in said figure, thus providing access to the hole58 cut in the front of the casing 13, and at the same time, removing thecover 25 from the inking pad 20. The operator then refers to the listcard 59 upon which will be written the designations of the stampscorresponding to the numbers upon the index plate 24, as shown inFig. 1. He then grasps the handle 36,

v pulls it toward him against the force of the spring 37, thus removingthe index 38 beyond the range of the indices 39. He then moves thehandle 36 along the slot 40 in either direction. The index pin 38 comesopposite the number of the stamp that he desires to use. He thenreleases the handle 7 36 and the spring 37 brings the pin 38 between theadjacent indices, thus locking the handle in position.

When the handle 36 is moved along the Slot 40, the gear sector 32 isrotated and through the gear 31 and shaft 28 a corresponding rotation ofthe turn-table 42 is produced.

The stamp posts 44 are set in such positions upon the turn-table 42 thattheir relative positions correspond to the relative positions of thenumbers in either the top or bottom row of numbers upon the index plateas shown in Fig. 1.

The handle 36 having described and allowed to come to rest, there willbe presented to the hole 58 two of the stamps 49 and the upper stampwill correspond to the upper number opposite the index pin 38 and thelower stamp will correspond to the lower number opposite said pm.

It is to be noted that the stamps are placed alternately high and low,as shown in Fig. 3, for the purpose of introducing a correspondencebetween the upper row of numbers on the index plate 24 and the upper rowof stamps and a like correspondence between the lower row of numbers andthe lower row of stamps, and for the additional reason, that the handlesof the stamps may be placed in somewhat closer juxtaposition than if allthe stamps were supported with their lower surfaces in the same plane.

In order to prevent dust from accumu lating in the interior of myimproved stamp rack, I provide the slide 60 which is slidahly mounted inthe gibs 61-61. The slide 60 has a hole for the passage therethrough ofthe handle 36 and by the arrangement just described theslide 60 moveswith the handle and yet it effectually closes the slot 40.

l/Vhile 1 have shown one embodiment of my improved stamp rack, it isevident that many changes may be made therein withoutdeparting from thespirit of my invention.

1. The combination with a cylindrical casing, of a turn-table revolublymounted in said casing, said casing comprising a hole through thecylindrical wall thereof providing access to said table, an index plateprovided with an oflset secured to said casing, a table secured adjacentto said casing, and a cover for said hole slidably mounted at one endbetween said casing and said offset and slidably mounted at the otherend between said casing and said table.

2. The combination with a cylindrical casing, of a turn-table revolublymounted in said casing, stamp brackets mounted on said turn-table inalternate high and low positions, an index plate comprising a slot beenmoved as just secured to said casing, a handle for revolving saidturn-table extending through said slot, indices upon said plate, anindex pin carried by said handle and cooperating with said indices tostop said turn-table in predetermined positions and upper and lower rowsoi numbers on said index plate designating the stamp brackets in saidhigh and low positions, respectively.

m 3. The combination with a cylindrical casing, of a turn-tablerevoluloly mounted in said casing, stamps supported by said table, saidcasing comprising a hole through the cylindrical wall thereof providingaccess to said stamps, a cover for said hole slidable transverselyaround said casing, a table supported adjacent to said casin and a coverlor said pad secured to said first named cover for covering an inkingpad.

4. In a stamp bracket, the combination with a body portion and asupporting post therefor, of a hole in said portion for the reception ofsaid post, springs for supporting a stamp, a spring-controlled pulleyrevolubly mounted on said portion, a cord connecting said pulley with astamp, and a set screw for adjustably securing said portion on saidpost.

In a stamp rack, the combination with a casing, of a shaft revolublymounted-in said casing, a turn-table secured to said shaft, said casingcomprising a slot, a han dle for operating said table projecting throughsaid slot and a slide provided with a hole in which said handle slides.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM H. NIEMEYER.

